Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Austin, Texas
Meet Lulu Flores
Meet Lulu Flores
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well i started practicing law well i was
in law school actually when i went to
work for my
first
real boss i would say at the texas
legislature she was the first
mexican-american woman ever elected to
the texas legislature she wanted to hire
other latinas to make sure that we got
the opportunities to
to do that work and so she became a very
strong mentor to me
uh
taught me about
really being
meticulous about the work making sure
that we were thorough made sure that
we were handling constituent affairs as
well as legislative matters to make sure
that you
represented the clients well that you
you know gave them your complete and
utter attention and made sure that
whatever issues that they were
experiencing that you were there to help
them resolve them and so that set the
bar for me
in my
practice of law and in my legal career
the second mentor was another personal
injury attorney
in town his name is bill whitehurst and
he was president of the state bar of
texas and i got interviewed by him to
take a job there
as the legislative director for the
state bar
and so right away again um he
expected really a
you know high level of experience and uh
detailed work uh he taught me about how
to write a great memo to get the
attention of folks by you know never
bearing the lead with starting and
making sure that you
you get the point immediately or as
quickly as possible to the reader and to
make sure that you know you are
getting uh folks attention and you’re
getting your message across so that was
another real important lesson to learn
very early on in my career and also in
working with the legislature you know
those members have thousands of bills
that they have to deal with on a regular
basis and so if you’re if you’re going
to be able to get their attention you
can’t be writing lengthy memos you’ve
got to really make sure you’re concise
and precise and that you get your
message across and so those were also
very important tools that i learned very
early on in my career
i’ve held several positions within the
bar and also in my community my role in
the law firm is to be out in the
community and to be the public service i
like to say the public service arm of
our law firm and so i take my community
service work very seriously
i’ve served on multitudes of boards
including planned parenthood the
battered women’s shelter texas advocacy
project helping you know victims of
domestic violence uh get get their day
in court or be or be protected i’ve also
worked on the ymca board as well as i
serve currently on the austin arts
commission i’m an appointed official
at the city of austin and i help funding
for the arts and arts organizations in
our community
i’ve lived in austin for 45 years and
i’ve been involved for probably 30 of
those years
highly involved the hispanic bar
association of austin is an organization
that i’ve
been engaged with since the very
beginning of my legal career i’ve served
as its president i’ve served as the
president of the of the state affiliate
the chapter the mexican-american bar
association of texas and i also served
as a
section state bar section chair for the
hispanic issue section as well
so i’m still involved with the hispanic
bar i started some i started some
projects almost 30 years ago for them
where we give thanksgiving baskets every
year to families in need in the
community in addition i’ve
started a holiday christmas party for
the for kids
when i first joined the bar and i
realized you know when we were doing our
holiday parties all we were doing was
you know celebrating amongst you know
the lawyers and just spending money just
to um you know have happy hours or
whatever and i actually felt that we
needed to do more in the community and
that you know if we were going to
celebrate the holidays we should be
taking care of families and kids and so
i instituted a
a project whereby the attorneys adopt a
child for christmas or for the holidays
and provide
a gift to them and so again organize a
party with a magician and santa and
pizza and
and gifts for the kids and give you know
grocery gift cards for the families
because i want to make sure that we’re
giving back and i want to make sure that
the lawyers who have become
more privileged members of our community
always remember where they came back
came from and always remember to to give
back to the community that’s very
important to me
Austin, TX personal injury attorney Lulu Flores talks about her mentors in the practice of law and her service to the community. She shares that she began practicing law while still in law school, working for her first real boss at the Texas Legislature—the first Mexican-American woman ever elected to that body. Her boss was committed to hiring other Latinas to ensure opportunities were available, and she became a strong mentor. She taught her to be meticulous, thorough, and attentive, ensuring that constituent affairs and legislative matters were handled with care, and that clients received complete attention and support in resolving their issues. This mentorship set the standard for her legal career.
Her second mentor was Bill Whitehurst, a personal injury attorney and former president of the State Bar of Texas. She was interviewed by him to serve as the legislative director for the State Bar. He emphasized a high level of detailed work and taught her how to write clear, concise memos that immediately captured attention and effectively conveyed a message—an essential skill when working with legislators who manage thousands of bills. These lessons became foundational tools early in her career.
She has held numerous positions within the bar and her community. At her law firm, she serves as the public service arm, taking her community service responsibilities very seriously. She has served on boards including Planned Parenthood, the Battered Women’s Shelter, and the Texas Advocacy Project, supporting victims of domestic violence. She has also worked with the YMCA and currently serves on the Austin Arts Commission, helping secure funding for local arts organizations.
Having lived in Austin for 45 years, she has been actively involved for approximately 30 years. She has played leadership roles in the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin, the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas, and as a chair of the State Bar section on Hispanic issues. Almost 30 years ago, she initiated community projects, including annual Thanksgiving basket drives for families in need and a holiday party for children. At these events, attorneys adopt a child for the holidays, provide gifts, and participate in celebrations with a magician, Santa, pizza, and grocery gift cards for families.
She emphasizes the importance of giving back, ensuring that lawyers who have become privileged members of the community remember their roots and contribute positively to the lives of others.
